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Minhaj-ul-Quran International holds demonstration to protest the killing of Shahbaz Bhatti

The hundreds of people participated in a demonstration held under the banner
of Directorate of Interfaith Relations, Minhaj-ul-Quran International, to protest
the gruesome murder of Shahbaz Bhatti, Federal Minister of Minorities Affairs.

Speaking on the occasion, G.M. Malik, Chief Coordinator of Directorate of Interfaith
Relations of MQI, said that the entire Pakistan nation is grieved over the murder
of Shahbaz Bhatti and we strongly condemn his assassination. Islam is a religion
of peace and does not allow anyone to take the life of innocent people. Shaykh-ul-Islam
Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, he added, is spreading this message of Islam throughout
the world. He said that the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) conferred full rights
on the non-Muslims in the state of Madina. He further said that those who have committed
this heinous act cannot be Muslims. Dubbing the murder of the Minister as conspiracy
to destabilize Pakistan, he said that such acts are anti-state. He demanded of the
government to apprehend the perpetrators of this horrible crime without loss of
further time.

G.M. Malik said that the impression of Pakistan being an insecure land would
spread in the world after this murder but the peaceful people of Pakistan belonging
to all religions want to tell the killers that they would not succeed in their nefarious
designs.

Acting Director of the Directorate Hafiz Ghulam Farid said that it is not the
murder of an individual but of an entire humanity. He said that the Muslims have
equally been saddened by the death of a leader of the Christian community and express
complete solidarity with them. Dr Revered Abel Majeed, Revered Chaman Sardar, Dr
Kunwar Feroz, Dr Munahur Chand, Bishan Singh and other minority leaders also participated
in the protest demonstration.